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“Eye of Horus”
Description:
This photograph shows the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse as viewed from Maine during the moment of the diamond ring effect. The event marked Maine’s first total solar eclipse since 1963 and was the second total solar eclipse visible in the United States this century.
Story:
Totality was rapidly approaching. What began as a drawn-out process, when the moon first began to slide across the sun, was now reaching its zenith. I had practiced adjusting my camera settings — committing them to muscle memory for this moment when everything felt like it was happening at once.
This photograph is of the diamond ring effect. The effect is created in the final seconds before and after totality, when it is safe to view without your eclipse glasses, by the uneven surface of the moon allowing sunlight to pass through some areas while being blocked by others.
To my eye, I see an eye, and not a diamond. Witnessing a total solar eclipse is an out-of-body experience. Religious. Spiritual. Awesome.
A circle of shadow,
a burst of light:
He appears both before and after
the day mysteriously became night.
The Eye of Horus reminding us
that the universe is larger
than any of us.
-BAP
Location:
Bethel Church
Oakfield, Maine, USA
46° 07' 18.8" N, 68° 09' 44.8" W
Google Map Link
Time: 15:42:51 EDT (sunset 19:11)
Date: April 8th, 2024
Camera & Settings:
Nikon D810, NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6G, Sky-Watcher Star Adventure 2i, Tripod, Thousand Oaks Optical Solar Filter (S-4250)
Single shot:
ISO 400, 500 mm, f/22, 1/1000 sec
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“Eye of Horus”
Description:
This photograph shows the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse as viewed from Maine during the moment of the diamond ring effect. The event marked Maine’s first total solar eclipse since 1963 and was the second total solar eclipse visible in the United States this century.
Story:
Totality was rapidly approaching. What began as a drawn-out process, when the moon first began to slide across the sun, was now reaching its zenith. I had practiced adjusting my camera settings — committing them to muscle memory for this moment when everything felt like it was happening at once.
This photograph is of the diamond ring effect. The effect is created in the final seconds before and after totality, when it is safe to view without your eclipse glasses, by the uneven surface of the moon allowing sunlight to pass through some areas while being blocked by others.
To my eye, I see an eye, and not a diamond. Witnessing a total solar eclipse is an out-of-body experience. Religious. Spiritual. Awesome.
A circle of shadow,
a burst of light:
He appears both before and after
the day mysteriously became night.
The Eye of Horus reminding us
that the universe is larger
than any of us.
-BAP
Location:
Bethel Church
Oakfield, Maine, USA
46° 07' 18.8" N, 68° 09' 44.8" W
Google Map Link
Time: 15:42:51 EDT (sunset 19:11)
Date: April 8th, 2024
Camera & Settings:
Nikon D810, NIKKOR 200-500 mm f/5.6G, Sky-Watcher Star Adventure 2i, Tripod, Thousand Oaks Optical Solar Filter (S-4250)
Single shot:
ISO 400, 500 mm, f/22, 1/1000 sec
